World Cup 2018: Portugal vs Iran; 5 Best, Worst & Average Players

#2 Worst: Raphael Guerreiro

Not a day for left-backs, it seems

Raphael has still managed to keep hold of his spot at left-back, despite the team having Ricardo Pereira on the bench. It is somewhat astounding of sorts, as the fullback has hardly been convincing with his performances in every group stage match.

Like Hajsafi, even Raphael always looks confused and unclear regarding his primary job on the field. Neither did he stretch the byline, nor was he well positioned to stop attacks coming from his wing.

Guerreiro was stuck in somewhat of a middle position regularly, failing to get into the groove of the game and constantly being found way ahead of ideal defensive positions whenever the opposition transitioned into attacking moves.

His inability to get into good crossing positions meant that a lot of offensive work fell on Cristiano’s shoulders from the left wing.

Currently, Raphael looks clueless on the field and was booked for putting in a dangerous, from-the-behind tackle to stop the opponent as Guerreiro couldn’t return to the required position on time. Sigh!